'Orange Is the New Black': Stars' memorable roles before the Netflix series

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While some of the Netflix series' cast came from extensive acting backgrounds, some were virtually unknown. And some even starred in the same motion pictures. Click through to see what these stars did before they could soak up their "Orange Is the New Black" fame.

In the days before Taylor Schilling played the imprisoned and perplexed Piper Chapman on the comedy-drama "Orange Is the New Black," she was known for her portrayal as the intelligent nurse Veronica on NBC's drama "Mercy" (2009), pictured above left. The Massachusetts native landed small but prominent roles in feature films, like her big screen debut "Dark Matter"(2007), "The Lucky One" (2012) and "Argo" (2012).